Kirundi
kumesura
Word parts: ku-mesura
koo-meh-SOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundikumesurakoo-meh-SOO-rahsoon
Englishto wash clothessoon
Frenchlaver le lingesoon
Meaning
to wash clothing by hand with water and soap.
Good to know
the everyday word for doing laundry, as opposed to washing dishes or one's body.
Examples
- Maria aramesura impuzu buri wa mbere.Maria does the laundry every Monday.
- Simesura impuzu ku w'imana.I don't do laundry on Sunday.
- Ese uramesura impuzu z'abana?Are you washing the children's clothes?
- Turazamesura impuzu ejo hataba imvura.We will wash clothes tomorrow if it doesn't rain.
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